The problem with playing such a well-known and ridiculous character is that you completely lose any kind of personal identity you had before playing that character. We all know his name is Jaleel White, but who would ever call him that?

Anyway, Urkel threw out the first pitch yesterday before the 14 inning marathon between the Nationals and Yankees. According to Nats Enquirer, he had some decent velocity and threw a strike—a rarity for these ceremonial embarrassments.